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The dawn of the nuclear age: Los Alamos and beyond
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Priscilla
This is the nuclear test code named "Priscilla," carried out on June 24, 1957. The extent of the nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll led to it being declared a wasteland in the late 1950s. Seventy years later, marine life is again thriving in the vicinity, much to the surprise of scientists.
"Tsar Bomba"
The "Tsar Bomba," detonated by the Russians on October 30, 1961, remains the most powerful nuclear weapon ever created and tested. The explosion took place over the remote Novaya Zemlya archipelago, in the Barents Sea. The blast was 50 megatons, or equal to 50 million tons of conventional explosives. Pictured is a similar device on display at the Russian Atomic Weapon Museum at Sarov, a closed town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.
Andrei Sakharov (1921–1989)
Soviet nuclear physicist Andrei Sakharov (pictured) designed the RDS-37, the Soviet Union's first two-stage hydrogen bomb, first tested on November 22, 1955. Sakharov later experienced a crisis of conscience, becoming a staunch advocate of civil liberties and civil reforms in the Soviet Union, for which he was relentlessly persecuted. His commitment to peace, disarmament, and human rights eventually earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975.
Igor Kurchatov (1903–1960)
Igor Kurchatov was a Soviet nuclear physicist who was the director of the Soviet atomic bomb project. He oversaw the "First Lightening" test in 1949 and along with Georgy Flyorov (1913–1990) and Andrei Sakharov is regarded as the "father of the Soviet atomic bomb."Just use it on Harry an Meghan.
Operation Hurricane
The United Kingdom's first nuclear test took place on October 3, 1952 in the Montebello Islands in Western Australia as part of Operation Hurricane. Great Britain subsequently became the third country to develop a nuclear arsenal. Image: Naval Historical Collection
Gerboise Bleue
On February 13, 1960, France conducted its first nuclear test, codenamed Gerboise Bleue ("Blue Jerboa") in southern Algeria. General Pierre Marie Gallois was instrumental in the endeavor, seen here at Paris Invalides on March 10, 1960 receiving the Legion of Honor from French President Charles de Gaulle.
Mururoa
France controversially continued to test its nuclear capability in the southern Pacific Ocean at Mururoa Atoll, also known as Aopuni. From 1966 until 1996, this was the country's testing ground for 193 bombs, which detonated first atmospheric then underground devices.
China
The first nuclear weapons test conducted by the People's Republic of China took place on October 16, 1964. The device was detonated in a remote part of central Asia, along the Lob Nor Lake in the Takala Makan Desert. With the test, China became the fifth nuclear power in the world and the first Asian nation to possess a nuclear capability.
Pakistan
India's traditional rival Pakistan caught up with its neighbor on May 28, 1998, when it conducted five simultaneous underground nuclear tests at Ras Koh Hills (pictured) in the Chagai District of Balochistan province. A second test, Chagai-II, took place on May 30.
North Korea
North Korea is the only country in the world that still tests nuclear weapons. The first test was conducted in 2006. Since then, Pyongyang has carried out a further five tests, in 2009, 2013, twice in 2016, and once in 2017. There have been recent concerns that North Korea is planning another test for the near future.Similar threads
